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 Group 17 - Spelling Practices
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(змеевик) winding; twisting; curving in alternate directions; having the shape or form of a snake


Spelling Word: serpentine
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(сережки) chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom


Spelling Word: shackle
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(шард) fragment of brittle substance, as of glass or metal; piece of broken pottery, especially one found in archaeological dig


Spelling Word: shard
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(проницательный) clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence


Spelling Word: shrewd
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(синекура) well-paid position with little responsibility


Spelling Word: sinecure
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(скряга) one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend


Spelling Word: skinflint
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(уклоняться от ответственности) move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner


Spelling Word: skulk
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(клевету) defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone


Spelling Word: slander
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(солецизм) error in use of language, especially intentional use of misspelling or incorrect grammar ; violation of the conventional rules of society


Spelling Word: solecism
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(торжественность) seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony


Spelling Word: solemnity